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| Author: | CarlD [ Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | ABG Recommendations |
Next project is a ABG for a grandson. He's the upright bass player in the high school jazz band. What's the recommendations for B&S/Top woods from my stash? B&S....Kyana/EIR/Bocote/Pao Ferro/Che Chen/Lacewood/White Oak/Walnut (had an A.Hix Ebay problem for a while). Top....WRC VG/Redwood - figured or VG (old hot tub bottom)/Alaska Specialty Sitka. J200 body (have the mold)/Stanley bracing/MiniFlex sound. I know there are many factors involved re:bracing, etc, just looking for some broad opinions. Thanks Folks! Carl |
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| Author: | B. Howard [ Sat Jan 12, 2019 7:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ABG Recommendations |
As most upright basses are made of spruce I would stay with a spruce top. I think Bocote would be a nice match for this on a bass. |
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| Author: | TRein [ Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ABG Recommendations |
My vote would be for EIR and a softer piece of spruce. Acoustic-only sound of ABGs is pretty thin so inclusion of a mic system is a good idea. Might be worth making a jig to measure intonation before committing to gluing the bridge. A friend has a T****r ABG and the intonation is atrocious, so much so that it is close to unusable. |
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